Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Harris (Ben Mendelsohn) retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife (Edie Falco) in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life. (IMDb)
“I got a cigar burnt on my forehead [does that really get you your own hospital room, btw? I feel like not] so that totally makes up for all the shitty and inexplicable things I did and definitely warrants my redemption and slight smile to end the film.” NOT. Compelling enough content and characters, but it’s awkwardly written (so much contrived swearing) and very poorly edited (scenes are jarringly mushed together, and even the seams between different takes for a scene are noticeable).
5/10 (Poor)
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Too bad. I’ve had it on my watchlist for quite some time. I’m a big fan of Mendelsohn, so I’ll watch everything he’s in, but it seems like I might pass on this one.
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I really like him too- his performance and Edie Falco’s were probably the only bright spots of the film. It’s just that the script and production value felt like something out of a bad made-for-TV movie 😦
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And sorry, not Edie Falco, wasn’t a huge fan of her performance. I meant Thomas Mann.
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I have totally forgotten this one and saw it less than a month ago. So I think your review must be accurate!
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lol i mean if anything, it’s memorably bad!
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